Java & Eclipse


Sun Enhances Java with SOA Governance and OS Support

Sun Microsystems on Monday said it has integrated Java Enterprise Systems (Java ES) and its suite of developer tools within the Solaris OS to provide developers a complete, open and affordable software solution.

Systinet Claims to Make Creating SOA Business Services Easier

Systinet announced on Monday the release of version 6.0 of its Systinet Server product family for creating Java and C++ Web services.

IBM Unveils Apache Geronimo-Based Software and Support

IBM on Tuesday announced new open-source software and support, based on core technology from the J2EE-certified Apache Geronimo application server.

ObjectWeb’s Petal’s Project Blooms

ObjectWeb, an international nonprofit consortium of companies and research organizations, yesterday announced Petals, a project aimed at developing an ObjectWeb Java Business Integration (JBI) platform.

The Ottawa Hospital Prescribes DINMAR for IT Ailments

Healthcare IT specialist DINMAR, in conjunction with the Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, announced on Monday the completion of the first stage of a broad-scale implementation of DINMAR’s Java-based electronic health record platform, Oacis EHR.

IBM Donates RUP Assets to Open Source Community

Big Blue this week plans to contribute software development blueprints to the Eclipse Foundation to help developers make fewer coding mistakes.

Nokia Takes Lead in Eclipse J2ME Project, Announces Eclipse-based Symbian Initiative

Nokia's announcement that it joined the Eclipse Foundation as a Strategic Developer and Board member should come as no surprise to anyone watching either the software development tools market or the embedded systems space, says Nasser Iravani, director of the developer support network, Forum Nokia.

Big Blue Announces Java Framework for Data Replication, Synchronization

IBM recently introduced a Java library for developers to create collaborative, mitigation and multi-device applications.

Sun is Partnering in All the Right Places for Java

The Google/Sun alliance (whatever it shapes up to be) is the latest evidence that Sun is partnering in all the right places: definitely a good thing for Java.

Use Graphics to Learn Java

Looking to learn Java? Try Learning Java Through Applications, a new book by Duane J. Jarc, professor of computer of science at the University of Maryland-University College. Learning Java Through Applications’ unique approach “emphasizes Java’s graphical capabilities and the ability to create graphical user interfaces,” according to its publisher.

Versant Boosts Object Database with ANSI C++, Java Interface

Versant has enhanced Java support, including an Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 application programming interface, in the new version of its object database.

JBoss Seeks to Bridge Java Models

JBoss recently released a beta version of its development software designed to simplify writing complex Web applications in Java.

Proof that Swing is Getting Cooler

Swing is becoming more and more capable of looking cool on the desktop. But is it also becoming more advanced – as in, more difficult (therefore expensive) to program?

Eclipse CDT: Reshaping the C/C++ Tools Market

If Eclipse Foundation executive director Mike Milinkovich has said it once, he's said it a thousand times (to us, anyway): Eclipse is not just about Java.

A Different End-to-End Solution

Ted Farrell addresses the challenges of SOA-based implementations.

Sun Dubs China "Java-Powered"

Sun Microsystems' China strategy continues apace this week at what is being billed as the largest-ever developer conference in that country.

EclipseME 1.1.0: Big News for Developers in Small Spaces

It came and went last month with relatively little fanfare, but the release of the latest version of EclipseME, the open-source plugin for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, was big news for Java developers working in small spaces.

Red Oak Opens Legacy Composer to Java Development

Red Oak Software today introduced an Eclipse-based version of its Legacy Composer to help developers integrate legacy applications across enterprises and eventually integrate these apps into service-oriented architectures.

JavaChina 2005

JavaChina 2005, running this week, is reportedly drawing 10,000 Chinese Java jocks to Beijing for two days of workshops, breakout sessions, hands-on labs, and to hear Sun CEO Scott McNealy and Java progenitor James Gosling hold forth in keynote presentations.